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Assembly Bill A9750

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring notification to insured persons that an out-of-network physician or specialist may be used in their procedure, test or surgery

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2017-A9750 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3242, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6513

2017-A9750 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring notification to insured persons that an out-of-network physician or specialist may be used in their procedure, test or surgery.

2017-A9750 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9750
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. D. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  requiring  notifica-
   tions  to insured persons that an out-of-network physician or special-
   ist may be used in their procedure, test or surgery
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3242
 to read as follows:
   § 3242. NOTICE OF  OUT-OF-NETWORK  PHYSICIAN  OR  SPECIALIST.    EVERY
 PERSON INSURED UNDER A POLICY OF ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE DELIVERED
 OR  ISSUED FOR DELIVERY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO THEIR
 PROCEDURE, TEST OR SURGERY FROM THE PHYSICIAN OR SPECIALIST WHO  MAY  BE
 USED  IN  SUCH  PROCEDURE,  TEST  OR  SURGERY  THAT  SUCH PHYSICIAN'S OR
 SPECIALIST'S SERVICES SHALL NOT BE COVERED BY THEIR INSURANCE POLICY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03487-01-7

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